Minor mag. 2.1 earthquake - 26 Km SW of Mina, Nevada, on Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 2:45 pm (GMT -8) -
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Minor magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 11 km depth
22 Jan 22:50 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 minutes.
23 Jan 17:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.3 to 10.5 km (from 6.4 to 6.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.7 km (1.1 mi) towards SSW.
23 Jan 17:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.3 to 10.5 km (from 6.4 to 6.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.7 km (1.1 mi) towards SSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 22, 2022 22:45:42 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 2:45 pm (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Depth | 10.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.2479°N / 118.3571°W  (Nevada, United States) |
| Antipode | 38.248°S / 61.643°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Mono Lake (65 km / 40 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 27 km (17 mi) SW of Mina (pop: 155) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) SE of Hawthorne (pop: 3,270) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) NNE of Benton (California) (pop: 280) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) E of Bridgeport (California) (pop: 575) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) NE of Mammoth Lakes (California) (pop: 7,950) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek (California) (pop: 2,650) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) W of Tonopah (pop: 2,480) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 105 km (65 mi) SE of Smith Valley (pop: 1,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 108 km (67 mi) SE of Yerington (pop: 3,060) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 113 km (70 mi) ESE of Topaz Ranch Estates (pop: 1,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  2.6°C (37 F), humidity: 55%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 10.5 km | 26 Km SW of Mina, Nevada | USGS |
| 2.1 | 10 km | NEVADA | EMSC |
| 2.1 | 10.5 km | California-Nevada Border Region | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
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